The Portland daily press., 1887-07-18
KENNEBEc COUNTY.

KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Mr.. Fred w. Cuff, night foreman Of the
kennebec journal, has resigned TO accept a
position on the Times-Union Of Jackson
vile.
The proprietOrs Of the Waterville Mail
offer to send their paper one year free 10
every couple married In Kennebec County
during the next year II the young people
on their part will make their housekeeping
as good as their reading, there will.be great
eontentment in tie new homes on the Ken
nebec this year.
The Waterville firm Of Webber & Phil
brick are doing a fourishing business at
their foundry. They have jdst completed a
large order for South America, and also one
for some large tools for the Western States
At present. they are at work on large lot OF
BusS planers. These are made OF good metal
and IN the most thorough manner. They are
also filling an order for 112 stop motion Estes
patents to go TO factories in Massachusetts,
: The.reunion Of the surviving members Of
the Sixteenth Maine Regiment and the Fifth
Maine Battery Will occur In Gardiner on
Wednesday, the 10th of August next. Com
pany b, Capt. T.. w. Atwood, had 80 men
from that city, and Company A. Capt, Chas
Hildreth, had 25 more, making " in all from
there. OF these two companies, sixteen still
remain In Gardiner The Fifth Battery,
Greenleaf /. Stevens u Oakland, captain,
was with the Sixteenth y. Hent for two
years. This battery's history 'erwoy-
en- with that Of the Sixteenth, that Tue 70
pose to hold their reunions together hetv.,i
ter, and this Will be the first occasion since
the war when they have all come together.
Mrs. Charlotte Tibbltts, an old lady OF sc.
who lives In the northern part Of Belgrade,
is cutting her third set Of teeth. She has
got three that are as perfect as any child's.
At the celebration commemorative OF the
framing and promulgation of the constitution
Of the United States, to be holden at Fhila-
delphia on September 15, 16 and II next,
Governor Bodwell has agreed to be present.
As commissioner to represent the State OF
Maine at the celebration, the Governor has
rendered the position TO DIR. William b.
Lapham Of Augusta, who has the matter
under advlsement Two companies Of the
Maine militia will also be In attendance and
take part In the grand military, Industrial
and civic professional display which occurs
on the opening day, Thursday, September
18th. The companies which are TO attend
have not yet been designated.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Our Newcastle correspondent writes: A
storm Of wind passed over this section Wed
nesday night at II o'clock, unrOohng barns
and doing slight damage.
Three Of the class Of 's7, Lincoln Academy
will go to Bowdoin, two TO Maine State Col
lege at Orono. The class numbered Ell mt
boys and eight girls. Most Of the young
ladies will teach.
Ing tuudDltdub5 OF NtWcdSLlt are some
what indignant at assnpp0sed imposition on a
well known DamariseOtta firm, Erslkine Il
Curtis, druggists, who have recently put out
various advertisements which some rogues
have stolen and destroyed.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
While Mr.. Ober, Superintendent Of the
Atkinson town farm, and wife were away
last week attending funeral the boarders
celebrated by making bon IRE Of the build
ings. A valuable horse and two hogs were
burned In the barn. Most Of the household
goods were saved. A Miss Ida Hutchins
confessed that she burned the buildings be-
cause she had been III treated by Mrs. Ober.
The buildings were not insured.
The new steamer built by Leach Of Brewer
for David Greedy Of Foxcroft, 10 ply on Sc
bee Lake, was sent TO FoxerOft by rail
Thursday. The steamer Is 35 feet long, 0
feet beam and 81 feet depth Of hold. She
has Tour nange propeller, thirty inches In
diameter.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Commercial says that the
price Of fish barrels has deprecated greatly
since last year. A good many barrels are
manufactured In Bangor bat shipments have
been light thus far. Manufacturers In down
good fish barrels. One year ago they were
worth Sl.10 each.
The boom men employed on the drives
have been on a strike recently. Those at
WORK on the Nebraska boom struck few
days ago for higher wages. They made the
complaint that they work too many hours for
the pay, which ranges from 81 cents TO Si.50
per day, that they are receiving. This
strike has been satisfactorily settled. The
workmen on the Argyle and Pea Cove booms
struck last Wednesday. Friday morning a
crew Of men from Bangor were sent up TO
take their places.
The selectmen Of Dexter, have ordered the
saloons closed Sunday.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr. Omer Clark and A. F. Adams have
| perfected arrangements whereby Fairfield Is
to have continuous telephone line 10 Muir.
| phys hotel, five miles above the Forks. The
| company owning the line from Bingham up
| have increased their capital stock and pur-
| chased the telegraph line from that point 10
| Arson. From AnsOn 70 NOrridgewock a
new wire will be strung on the poles OF the
| Somerset railroad. A new line will be built
/ from Norridgewoek TO SkOwhegan, there
connecting with the central Office and com.
| pleting the circuit.
WALDO COUNTY.
A four days temperance camp meeting ha,
| been arranged by the East Maine COnferenc1
to occur at Northp0rt the second week il
| August
Muhlenburg county. Kentucky, is trying
the experiment of defying the Supreme